Timișoara emerged as the sole Romanian city to experience growth in the office leasing market during H1 2025, defying a national downturn, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors.

Office leasing in Bucharest reached its lowest point in four years during H1 2025, according to Colliers consultants. Total leasing transactions exceeded 100,000 sqm, representing a more than one-third decrease compared to the same period last year.

The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has released data summarising the office market situation in eight major regional cities in Poland for Q2 2025: Kraków, Wrocław, the Tri-City, Katowice, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, and Szczecin.

Lavinia Ioniță Rasmussen, Real Estate Partner at Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP), talked to Property Forum about the firm's growing portfolio in industrial and renewable energy, but also about the new EU rules that will boost investments in green buildings.

The pharmaceutical industry has emerged as one of the most significant office occupiers in Warsaw, according to a new report from Cushman & Wakefield. With a footprint of approximately 172,000 sqm, the sector now ranks sixth in terms of total office take-up in the Polish capital, accounting for 5% of all leasing activity between 2020 and 2024.

Shell has renewed its lease at the DOT Park office complex in Kraków, signing for over 22,800 sqm across three buildings. The deal is the largest office lease in Poland in the first half of 2025 and the biggest single office transaction ever recorded in Kraków. Shell has operated at DOT Park since 2015, where its business operations centre employs more than 5,000 people.

Budapest’s office market recorded a slight decrease in total demand during Q1 2025, while net take-up of space rose by almost a quarter, with vacancy rate in stable territory, according to data from the Budapest Research Forum (BRF).

Industrial developer CTP said its profits reached a fresh high of €1.1 billion during 2024, almost 15% up year-on-year, driven by substantial growth in rental income, leasing activity, and a strong development pipeline.

Bucharest recorded a 20% decline in office leasing, to 339,000 sqm, in 2024, compared to the previous year, although it remained above the five-year average, according to a Colliers report.

Evo Properties, the owner of London & Oslo office buildings in Western Bucharest, has reached a 50% lease rate this year and aims to reach an occupancy rate of 85% by the end of 2025. At the same time, it continues to transform the project into a mixed-use hub that will include a premium hotel.